Bird Furious

“Oh, the tribute isn’t much,” Xanther assured them. “Merely a token of your loyalty; an assurance that you will, if called upon, serve the Crown.” Dudes I’m having so much fun rn with Xanther—

“All you need to do is accept his rule and pay tribute, and I will leave you in peace. For now.” He grinned. “About three pages.” “I am well,” she promised. “I am!” Also, she used Narration; did she lose her powers? He laughed. “It need not be. All the crown requires is a little bit of tribute.”

The guards turned to dust. Xanther raised his hand and swept it across the room. The dust swirled around him, then settled before him in a sealed glass jar. “It is good to know where you stand,” Xanther told the king. “I shall now confer with the Tah-kahal and see whether they share your disgust. For the sake of your planet, I would hope they do not.” He grinned evilly, but hesitated, giving the king a chance to reconsider his stance.

Xanther grinned. “You would, eh? Very well. On behalf of Rebus the Ruthless, first of his name and ruler of The Longest Thread, I claim you as subject to the empire.” “Details? Hah! You truly know nothing of His Majesty, the great emperor Rebus the Ruthless?” Xanther grinned. “The power to rewrite their histories. How would you like to rule over your whole planet? Your whole planetary system? I can give you the power to persuade. Anybody, anywhere, could believe anything you told them. Excepting, of course, officials of the Crown of our Emperor Rebus the Ruthless.” “Indeed.” Xanther swept a bow.

“Were you aware of the homicidical, dangerous despot who has laid claim to the entire Thread and whose subject you now are?” She frowned again. “Let’s find an underling, then.” “Were you aware of the homicidical, dangerous despot who has laid claim to the entire Thread and whose subject you now are?” @coderdragoscuddit won’t let me ping &nbsp “I don’t care! Let me GO!” She kicked the wall. He bowed. “My name is Xanther, and I offer you a path to victory unparalleled by anything you could imagine. The Tah-Kahal, or whatever they are called, could be mere specks before your power.”

The little golden dragon helpfully licked up her tears. “Weird,” Rose mumbled. “So what’s the plan? How do we oppose him?” suggestion: try to kill some of his underlings! Nemesis ans Xanther will likely both qualify soon Not quite. She stood up. “I didn’t expect to see any other people here,” she mumbled. Xanther scoffed. “You insult me, dear man. I do not wish to waste time when I could merely create planets for you to subjugate. They will serve as time wasters for you and for others. As for me, I have better things to be about that should serve to further your aims in a satisfactory fashion.” He vanished in a cloud of purple smoke. Mr. Whitlock was working quite hard. He’d found a very reliable method of stabilizing the core and three executions of said method. He’d also moved on to experimenting with creating it—- that was probably why the couch and floor were pretty badly scorched—- and there were some smaller gadgets splayed out on the table. At the moment, Mr. Whitlock was playing with some Nullite and a strange kind of energy field. He folded his arms. “I thought she was shy. But apparently she hates me, hmph. I don’t have a clue why— it’s not like I killed her parents or anything.” A man with long, luscious hair and a pompous suit coat appeared. “Good day, my dear citizen. I’ve a message for you.” The little golden dragon gave her a hug and vanished too. A man with long, luscious hair and a pompous suit coat appeared. “Good day, my dear citizen. I’ve a message for you.” A man with long, luscious hair and a pompous suit coat appeared. “Good day, my dear citizen. I’ve a message for you.” A man with long, luscious hair and a pompous suit coat appeared. “Good day, my dear citizen. I’ve a message for you. And perhaps a proposal.”

*yawn* Slep more

*happy burrito* I would gladly be a burrito forever.

*teary smile* Thank you, mommy…

*big, innocent, sad eyes * I… I just missed my mommy… *bursts into tears *

*sobs * My knee… it HURTS >:((

HEY I WANT YOU BACK … *picks up concrete* *scrapes knee* OWWWW MOMMYY I GOT AN OWIE

*snickers* >:3

*pats on the back* All this for the deaths of a couple birds, dang…..

*wompxwomp*

She frowned. “So why’d he create us to combat destruction?”

He found a young woman at some point, shivering by a dead tree. She had fluffy hair and looked somewhat familiar. She eyed him suspiciously. Xanther gave an exaggerated bow. “I will begin the creation of worlds ripe for domination. However, I would appreciate a task that involves myself interacting with the character of another Author…” He had some rather excellent notes on… ehatever he was supposed to be studying. A certain Author with an affinity for golden dragons had completely forgotten. “I consider it my defining quest,” Nemesis replied. “I have already been rebuffed once. I shall not let it happen again.” “Weird.” She frowned. “So, by definition, he’s the bad guy?”

Rose scowled. She definitely needed to pay better attention. “Well, what’s his plan for the future?”

She'd taken away what was left of it, which admittedly wasn't much. "You lost your only friend," she seethed. "And she's lost you, too." She punched him in the face, then vanished into confetti. He laughed. "I suppose I could use a diversion. Who shall I kill for you?" The golden dragon squeaked in excitement and vanished, leaving him to break the news to Bat's father. Nemesis tilted his head, wearing a thoughtful if slightly superior look. "Hm. Good for you. I don't know who any of those people are. Oh, I almost forgot. I'm looking for a girlfriend."

Yeah Is sad *hugs* How do be?

"...what has he done?" Rose decided she needed to pay more attention. "Yip!" She growled and took away his Narration. "My experiment is gone," she snapped. "I hope you're proud of yourself. Now I have to go make another one!" Xanther laughed. "You're so funny. You know as well as I do that you haven't a clue what to do next. You're waiting for somebody else to take action." The little golden dragon bit him on the ear. "Mean! Meany. Hmph." Then, she said, "I was the one who made her cry! You don't get to feel guilty!" Nemesis appeared. There was something different about him, though. More mature? More... something. "Already been done?" He asked. He grinned. "Do tell."

Oh... Is ok *hugs tight* ELLO *squiz*

Rose frowned at him. "Uh... I think you'll just get killed." A firefly buzzed idly around their heads, disintegrating when it brushed Cricket's ear. For Stormy and only Stormy

AW T~T A golden dragon appeared and wound herself comfortingly around her neck. "Hey," Rose protested. "...what are we doing?" Oh, I'm not done with Bat. Don't worry too much. The lil golden dragon wound around his neck too, radiating a comforting warmth.